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BIS621S - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2B - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER |
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nAmI BIAunIVER s ITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE; HUMAN SCIENCEAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BBIA
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: BIS621S
COURSE NAME: Business information systems 2B
SESSION: NOVEMBER 2022
DURATION: 2 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY(PAPER1)
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER
1sr OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Dr. N. Angula
MODERATOR: Mrs. A. Schroeder
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Section A: Multiple choice questions
QUESTION 1
[10]
Answer the following multiple-choice questions. Only write down the question
number and the correct answer. E.g. 1.1 C
1.1 Is a network that connects computers and other devices in a relatively small area, typically
a single building or a group of buildings:
A. LAN network
B. WAN network
C. Metropolitan network
D. Peer-to peer
1.2 Describes the buying, selling and exchanging of products, services and information via
computer networks, primarily the internet:
A. Business -to-consumer (B2C}
B. Business-to-business (B2B)
C, E-commerce
D. Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
1.3 Companies can track people's online activities by using tracking software, which is
referred to as:
A. Web crawler
B. Google web
C. Web spider
D. web tracking
1.4 A website that allows many people to add or update information found on the site:
A. Trackback
B. Static website
C. wikis
D. Social interaction
1.5 Web 2.0 technologies used for business or organisational purposes are commonly
known as:
A. Technologies 3.0
B. Static 2.0
C. Market 2.0
D. Enterprise 2.0
1.6 Is an idea of buying products through social channels such as Facebook and Twitter:
A. Social shopping
B. Social media
C. Web 2.0
D. Nordstrom
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1.7 An efficient way of processing large volumes of data in an organisation:
A. Transaction processing
B. Batch processing
C. Processing transaction.
D. Transaction information processing.
1.8 The collection of people, tasks, equipment, data and other resources required to
produce ad move products from a vendor to a customer in an effective and efficient
way:
A. A supply chain
B. Supply chain management systems
C. Enterprise resource planning systems
D. Transaction processing systems
1.9 Is seen as a management strategy that if properly managed, results in increased
profits for a business:
A. Mobile marketing
B. Database marketing
C. Customer relationship management.
D. Collaborative
1.10 A procedure for estimating all costs involved and possible profits to be derived from a
business opportunity or proposal:
A. Present value of costs
B. Present value of benefits
C. Benefit cost ratio
D. Cost benefit analysis (CBA)
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Section B: Structured questions
[90]
Answer each of the following questions:
Questions 1
Explain the meanings of the phrases "computer networks," "wide area network," "local area
network," and "metropolitan area network" as they apply to information technology? Provide
(2) examples for each phrases discussed.
[10]
Question 2
State the five types of electronic commerce that current businesses use and provide five (5)
examples how they work?
[10]
Question 3
Identify five (5) examples of each of the business models that are currently used in
contemporary organisations for business-to-business electronic commerce and provide five
(5) examples how the business model work?
[10]
Question 4
Discuss(5) points why web 2.0 is important to businesses in today's world? State five (5)
specific Web 2.0 examples.
[10]
Question 5
What substantial changes are likely to occur soon in contemporary organisations and how is
the internet evolving? Discuss (10) points.
[10]
Question 6
Provide an in-depth explanation of the meaning of the phrase "transaction processing
system" and identify five (5) functions of this system in modern organizations?
[10]
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Question 7
Discussfive (5) reasons why enterprise resource planning is necessary and five examples
that it has been successful in modern organisations?
[10]
Question 8
Identify (5) reason why the phrases supply chain management (SCM) and customer
relationship management (CRM) important in contemporary organisations and provide any
(2) examples of supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management
systems (CRM?
[10]
Question 9
Describe (5) technologies that modern organisations utilise to support their supply chain
management systems and provide 5 examples of supply chain management systems?
[10]
[Section B Total Marks: 90]
End of examination
TOTAL: 100